NEWS BY MAIL

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1922, Page 1

NEWS BY MAIL

CAPSIZED LINER. BERLIN, June 19 The capsizing of the Brazilian steamer Avare in Hamburg Harbour, is one, of the most curious accidents of the kind since tbe 11..M.5. Royal George turnd turtle off Spithcad in 1782. She was formerly the German steamer Sierra Nevada, 12,000 tons, built for the North-German Lloyd. As such she entered Vulcan Docks, at Hamburg, for repair, before being handed over to Brazil. The Brazilian crew numbered 120, but most ol them were ashore. There were many German workmen aboard, and it is estimated that 100 men were on deck when the vessel heeled over.

A pilot was in charge, hut according to the Germans the Brazilian captain was responsible for what happened. - A start had been made with filling the starboard water-ballast tanks to trim Lhe ship,"and it is alleged the Brazilian captain gave the order to stop this, saying enough water had been taken in. The Avare was towed out of clock swaying from side to side, and suddenly she threw herself over to starboard and sank.

Men, masts, spars, tackle, barrels, and boats were hurled into the water together. According to some accounts not more than JO men, according to others 70 or 80, were below at the time. These wore drowned. Of the men thrown into the water almost all were picked up by small craft. The captain and officers were saved.

ARMSTRONG OX CRICKET. LONDON, May 26. A hook on cricket which hears the name of Warwick W. Armstrong as author must inevitably attract attention. Only a year ago the Australian captain. with his bulk, his broad smile, his generalship as a leader and as a howler, stood out as the most discussed personality in the game. Rut those who turn to his “The Art of Cricket” /Methuen and Co., 6s net) expecting to find something startling in the way of revelations —why he did not declare at Canterbury, why he attacked English professionals, why he brought into contempt the closing stages of the last Test match, and other “inner history” —will be disappointed. Armstrong has nothing illuminating to sav about the Australian tour of 1021'. ITe criticises nothing and nobody. Tie does not even indulge in reminiscence. For the most part his hook is com-

| posed of advice to tbe young—how to bat (in theory), how to bowl, how to field, and bow to captain, subjects about which tbe Australian knows as much as any player, present or past/ His advice is sound mid clearly expressed, but no better than that given in print by many another famous player. Right at tbe end of the volume be devotes a chapter to the Australian team of 1921, but be says little about the matches and fills most of bis pages with tributes to the members of his own side. In short, he says nothing that is controversial or new. Warwick Armstrong, so bluntly outspoken when interviewed both here and in Australia, is exceedingly reticent as ’an author. And he might have told us so much!